Profile: Chacin has positioned himself to be a key mid-round fantasy pick in 2011 despite playing half his games in Colorado. The right-hander's rookie season saw him post a 3.28 ERA and his FIP implies that it wasn't a fluke. Chacin struggled a bit with his control, but his 9.04 K/9 rate suggests big strikeout numbers could be on the menu for 2011 (with an increase in innings). Despite his control issues, Chacin posted a solid WHIP because he limited the hits allowed; expect a little regression in the WHIP. Colorado should be cautious with Chacin in '11 so don't expect more than 180-190 innings. With a little luck, the youngster has the talent to win 12-15 games and is a great sleeper -- especially if he can improve his fastball command to go along with two solid breaking balls. (Marc Hulet)

The Quick Opinion: Chacin could be a breakout candidate in mixed-league formats. He may also be underrated in NL-only leagues if the Colorado stigma remains.

Profile: Chacin kept himself in the rotation all season, but a drop in his strikeout rate was not coupled with a drop in his walk rate, leaving him a very inefficient pitcher. Of the 94 qualified starters, he was one of 18 to post a strikeout-to-walk ratio under 2.00. Chacin’s control actually regressed as the season progressed -- he had just a 1.32 K/BB after the break, and he led the National League in walks. The drop off showed up throughout his game. From April through June, he didn’t post an xFIP worse than 3.72, but from July through September, he didn’t post one better than 4.26. On the positive side of the ledger, Chacin did a better job of keeping the ball on the ground, but if he can’t control his walks, 2012 could be a very long season for him. (Paul Swydan)

The Quick Opinion: While he is very talented, Chacin is a volatile play right now -- he could post anything from second-starter to fifth-starter quality. If he’s on the board after the middle rounds, he is a nice gamble, but don’t over-invest.

Profile: At one point, Chacin was an exciting prospect that induced a ton of ground balls while displaying respectable control and strikeout ability. Unfortunately, that minor league control has not translated to the majors, as he has struggled to throw first-pitch strikes. His elite ground-ball rate of 2011 declined precipitously last season, and fly balls in Coors Field are harmful to a pitcher's health. He did not even improve in September after he returned from his injury, as he posted a weak 18/15 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 33.1 innings. It's tough to tell if the injury continued to affect his performance, but given how much he has to fix, he remains a big risk in fantasy leagues. (Mike Podhorzer)

The Quick Opinion: Having missing about 3 1/2 months with a pectoral muscle injury, Chacin was limited to just 69 innings and his strikeout rate plummeted. Already possessing poor control, he has a ways to go before again being a consideration as a cheap gamble in fantasy leagues.

Profile: One of the season's luckiest pitchers calling Coors Field home? Who whudda thunk? Chacin posted an ERA nearly a full run below his SIERA, driven primarily by a surprisingly low 6.2% home run per fly ball rate. He's never shown such prevention skills before and his home park makes it highly unlikely that he comes close to that mark again. When you neutralize his luck, you're left with a pitcher with weak strikeout ability and only average control with a slight ground ball tilt. Given his history, his walk rate is at risk for regression, though that could be offset by an uptick in strikeout rate, since you have to assume he's hit bottom there. He shouldn't be on your mixed league radar and will probably be overvalued in NL-Only leagues. (Mike Podhorzer)

The Quick Opinion: With a poor strikeout rate, Chacin possesses a rather unattractive skill set and looks like a worse option after neutralizing the good fortune he enjoyed in 2013. NL-Only leaguers should be the only ones considering rostering him, but he's likely to fetch an inflated price, making him someone to ignore.

Profile: There have been times in the past where it seemed like Chacin was really putting everything together. The 2013 season was one of those times. He posted a 79 FIP- and ERA- on the way his career best season. The 2014 season was a much different story, however. Unlike 2013, when he finally threw more than half of his pitches for strikes for the first time in his career, 2014 saw him lapse back below the 50% mark. That is troubling by itself, but a further look reveals something even more troubling. Chacin regressed in zone percentage even while registering the highest percentage of first strikes in his career -- 63.6%. This pattern -- getting the first strike and then avoiding the zone completely -- paints a picture of a pitcher who is hyper aware of his lack of stuff, and his drop in velocity and rise in home runs per fly ball support that as well. The most troubling is that this was just over a small sample. Chacin missed most of the season battling right shoulder issues, the same exact right shoulder issues he dealt with in 2012. The Rockies decided to keep him around anyway, because if he's right, the potential for that four-win pitcher might still be in there somewhere. But in the aggregate, what we have is a pitcher who has been useless in two of the past three seasons, and who doesn't strike out enough batters or limit walks enough to be a useful piece of a contending fantasy team. If everything clicks and he is back to his 2013 form, he might be someone to watch in the early months if you need a boost in your ERA category, but he is not someone you should be targeting in your draft(s). (Paul Swydan)

The Quick Opinion: Jhoulys Chacin has been an effective pitcher in the past, but those times have not been frequent enough. At his best, his strikeout minus walk rate isn't good enough for him to be a valuable contributor to your fantasy team, and since he is battling back from yet another right shoulder injury, we can't expect him to be at his best heading into the 2015 season.

Profile: Chacin had some exciting ingredients when he first got extensive action in 2010, including big strikeout upside and the ability to get plenty of ground balls. A lack of command held him back. Over the ensuing seasons, the strikeout upside and ground balls have receded and the command has only marginally improved. This is why he’s freshly 28, but coming off a season in which he was cast aside by the Rockies and failed to make a good impression during stints with the Indians and Diamondbacks. Now on a minor-league deal with the Braves, Chacin faces what’s likely to be a difficult battle for a rotation spot. His 3.38 ERA from last season doesn’t hold up to anything beyond the most cursory glance. He only pitched 26.2 innings, while batters made contact with 92.2% of his pitches in the zone. And it was strong contact: He allowed four home runs. Remember him in deep leagues if he makes a rotation since this is a fairly young pitcher who’s shown an effective slider in the past. But that seems unlikely at the moment as he’s on his fourth team in the past two seasons and has started just 15 games. It’s clear he needs to make improvements to work his way into fantasy relevance. (Adam McFadden)

The Quick Opinion: Without a sure spot in the Braves rotation and fading success in recent seasons, Chacin is clinging to the very outer reaches of the fantasy pool. He’ll need several things to go right for him to make an impact in 2016.

Profile: Chacin pitched for two teams in 2016, tallying 144 innings (115 as a starter) with less than stellar results (4.81 ERA, six wins, 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings pitched). Those 144 innings were only the third time in his career that he’d throw at least that many, so he probably wasn’t on your radar and there’s a good chance he shouldn’t be in 2017, either. If you’re into silver linings however, there are a few: Chacin threw all of his pitches harder in 2016 than in any season since 2012 when he pitched for the Rockies, and that he’ll pitch all of 2017 at the age of just 30 (this time for the Padres) offers at least some hope of fantasy relevance. There might also be hope in the fact that outside of a horrific June, Chacin’s peripherals (4.01 FIP) suggest he pitched slightly better last season than his actual results would indicate, especially in the 2nd half where his swinging strike rate increased by 40% over his first half, which also came with a much higher WHIP (1.55 in the first half vs. 1.30 in the second). Your best bet with Chacin in in 2017 is probably to avoid him, but feel free to monitor him early: he was lights out last April (9.4 K/9) and owns a career 3.19 ERA in the first month of the season. (Trey Baughn)

The Quick Opinion: Chacin isn’t going to do much for your fantasy team, so he’s best to be avoided as a starting option in 2017. That said, he occasionally has stretches of dominance, so don’t write him off completely, especially now that he’ll make his home in San Diego.